New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16

the belief that n brighter era in American poetry
was about tn open. But how many of the clever
Youngsters whose handa have been put to these
capital WILL five years after leaving college,
have maintained their intimacy with the Muses.
{" The world is too much with u.s." as Wordsworth
has II, and if it makes Keen business mon, strong
tinanciors and bold projectors out of onr college
boys it too generally shakes all the poetry out of
them. Let us hope, however, with Professor Pea
body that the present promise OF a rich heritage
may lie kept.
Mr. Butterworth has collected many Of his
poems from tho periodicals in which they orig
inslly appeared, IN answer to q request that he
wonld compile tho verses he had written OIL sub
iects connected with American history. request
made in tho hope that such book might prove
useful to the teacher, the family and the school,"
Doubtless the memory Is specially stimulated by
ppetry, and historical events so embodied almost
always ars more thoroughly assm.latod than those
learned by prose narration. 1t is. however desr-
able if not necessary that the poetry used shall
be spirited and enlvening and in the before
MS the ID something TO he desired in this respect
Nor are Mr.. Butterworth's historical facts III every
case quito carefully verified as could be wished
The glor.ication of Whitman. for example, is Curl
ousy out of harmony with Mr.. Bancrofrs account
of that pioneers career and on the whole Mr. Ban
croft is to be trusted Nevertheless there are in the
present volume number Of :" Canoes of American
History which my be commended and recon-
mended for tue purpose of instruction and the
gene ration of intelligent patriotism. There are
also several se;s of verses made to commemorate
various American festivals, and of these not few
have been arranged for music.
There are very few pages in Caroline Leslie
Fields book but qui o enough to prove that she
has the divine gift of poetry. The poem which
pivcs .he title to the volume " Tho Unseen King"
ia n story in blank verse, the subject being the
conversion of the Jews from inolatry through the
Influence and example of yirtuous monarch. 1t
10 picturesque conception strongly executed. Or
the shorter poems there several which exhibit
that enderest of all feminine poetIc feeling which
springs from maternal emotion, while in others
love Of nature and pleasant grace of expression
arc apparent At times the verse rises DoDly, 100.
As in lines to a friend at fourScore devout and
trusting Christian spirit breathes through oil these
verses and their tone is lofty and pure.
A quotation from William Cleland explains tho
title OF the little volume of society verse written by
two Philadelphians, Charles nenry Luders and
s. ID. S. lr. The poems of Mr.. Luders are some
what sober and little sad, while his colleague
writes always lightly and merry. Many OF tho
verses have appeared already newspapers and mag
azinos and the readers o. Life will recognize some of
the best of them The kind of verse is indeed not
the highest but il il one which appears to SUIT
modern tastes better than more ambitions and more
serious strains. and there can be no question that
greater success has been attained in 1t than IN tho
latter. The volume before rs is n very creditabe
example Of n graceful facility which is yet uhcom-
mon enough TO be welcomed cordially.